Three points and four places won! This is the summary of the great deal made by AS Monaco, this Sunday, during the reception in Montpellier.
Before kick-off, the Principality’s club knew that it could make a leap in the standings after the poor performances of Lyon, Lille, Lorient or Strasbourg. And Niko Kovac’s men did not let the opportunity pass, even if they suffered particularly in the last half hour.
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Three days after their convincing success in the Europa League on the lawn of PSV Eindhoven, one could fear a complicated start up due to fatigue. But it did not happen: Monaco stifled Montpellier from the start, to the point that the Hérault team was already two goals behind after twenty minutes of play!
Ben Yedder, sixth goal in six games
Volland was the first to hit the mark by successfully taking over a cross from Caio Henrique (12th), before Ben Yedder doubled the bet with a pricked head (17th). The French international striker continues his good streak, with this sixth goal in six days, while he had not scored any in the first five of the season.
Olivier Dall’Oglio, the MHSC coach, tried to revive his team with a double change at half-time. This did not prevent Monaco from delivering the fatal blow on the hour mark, thanks to a fox goal signed Gelson Martins (62nd).
Montpellier woke up too late
The reduction in Savanier’s score from the penalty spot (81st) – his third achievement of the season – allowed the visitors to save the honor against a blunt Monegasque team put under pressure in the last thirty minutes. But the Montpellier revolt came far too late to reverse the course of the match.
In the standings, Monaco joined the peloton of formations at 17 pts, along with Marseille, Angers and Nantes, two lengths from the podium. On the other hand, the MHSC, which remained a successful success against Lens (1-0), does not take off (13th, 13 pts).
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